No. 25-6884

Abdullahi Said Ali v. City of Portland, Oregon

Lower Court: Oregon
Docketed: 2026-02-24
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: affirmative-defense constitutional-rights firearm-regulation historical-tradition licensing-regime second-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does a city ordinance that prohibits carrying a loaded firearm in public, but permits a defendant to raise an affirmative defense that the defendant had a concealed-handgun license, violate the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a city ordinance prohibiting carrying a loaded firearm in public but permitting an affirmative defense based on a concealed-handgun license violates the Second Amendment

Docket Entries

2026-02-27
Waiver of City of Portland of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-27
Waiver of right of respondent City of Portland to respond filed.
2026-02-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 26, 2026)
2026-01-02
Application (25A759) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 15, 2026.
2025-12-17
Application (25A759) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 17, 2025 to February 15, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Abdullahi Ali
Erik Michael BlumenthalState of Oregon - Public Def. Serv. Comm'n, Petitioner
City of Portland
Denis Marcel James VannierPortland Office of the City Attorney, Respondent